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Rule LLLT RPC 7.3 - SOLICITATION OF CLIENTS

Wash. R. Limi. Lic. Leg. Tech. Pro. Cond. LLLT RPC 7.3

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As amended through November 7, 2024
Rule LLLT RPC 7.3 - SOLICITATION OF CLIENTS
(a) An LLLT may solicit professional employment unless:
(1) the solicitation is false or misleading;
(2) the LLLT knows or reasonably should know that the physical, emotional, or mental state of the subject of the solicitation is such that the person could not exercise reasonable judgment in employing an LLLT;
(3) the subject of the solicitation has made known to the LLLT a desire not to be solicited by the LLLT; or
(4) the solicitation involves coercion, duress, or harassment.
(b) An LLLT shall not compensate, or give or promise anything of value to, a person who is not an employee or LLLT in the same firm for the purpose of recommending or securing the services of the LLLT or law firm, except that an LLLT may:
(1) pay the reasonable cost of advertisements or communications permitted by LLLT RPC7.1, including online group advertising;
(2) pay the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit LLLT referral service;
(3) pay for a law practice in accordance with LLLT RPC 1.17;
(4) refer clients to a lawyer or to another LLLT or other non lawyer professional pursuant to an agreement not otherwise prohibited under these rules that provides for the other person to refer clients or customers to the LLLT, if:
(i) the reciprocal referral agreement is not exclusive, and
(ii) the client is informed of the existence and nature of the agreement;
(5) give nominal gifts that are neither intended nor reasonably expected to be a form of compensation for recommending an LLLT's services.
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) [Reserved.]

Wash. R. Limi. Lic. Leg. Tech. Pro. Cond. LLLT RPC 7.3

Comment

[1] This Rule is based on Lawyer RPC 7.3 with no substantive changes except to reflect that LLLTs may solicit employment from lawyers as well as other LLLTs, and that referral services may refer to both lawyers and LLLTs. The comments to Lawyer RPC 7.3 applies to LLLT sanalogously.

[2] This Rule prohibits LLLTs from paying others for referrals. See also Rule 1.5(e) (prohibiting the division of fees with another LLLT or lawyer who is not in the same firm as the LLLT); Rule 5.4 (subject to Rule 5.9, prohibiting the sharing of fees with anyone who is not an LLLT).